Daryl Smith

Daryl Smith
For the former baseball player, see Daryl Smith (baseball).
Daryl Smith
No. 52     Jacksonville Jaguars
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: April 14, 1982 (1982-04-14) (age 29)
Place of birth: Albany, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College: Georgia Tech
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Debuted in 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2011
Tackles     632
Sacks     20.5
INTs     7
Forced Fumbles     8
Stats at NFL.com

Daryl Smith (born April 14, 1982 in Albany, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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College career

Daryl Smith attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. At Georgia Tech Smith was a four year Letterman and a team captain led the team in tackles for two of his four years. He started 44 of 46 games while at Georgia Tech recording 383 tackles, 15 sacks, and three interceptions.[1]

Professional career

Smith was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his rookie season, he started 13 games and played in 15, but was slowed by a knee injury in the middle of the season. However, he still managed to finish eighth on the team in tackles with 78, and record two sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery.Has started 90 of 92 games and missed only three games due to injuries.

He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in the first week of the 2010 NFL Season for a performance against the Denver Broncos that included 7 tackles and an interception that sealed the win for the Jaguars.[2]

On November 28, 2010 Smith became the Jacksonville Jaguars all time leader in tackles, surpassing former safety Donovin Darius.

Personal life

Smith lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife Ramee Smith and a daughter. His full name is Daryl Lamont Smith and he was born in Albany, Georgia where he played football at Dougherty County High. He is an active supporter of many charities in Jacksonville and organizes bi-weekly visits to Wolfson Children's Hospital with his fellow linebackers.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://mediaguide.jaguars.com/Downloads/Player_Bios/Smith_Daryl_52.pdf
  2. ^ "Daryl Smith Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week". Jaguars.com. September 15, 2010. http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=9250. Retrieved September 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ http://mediaguide.jaguars.com/Downloads/Player_Bios/Smith_Daryl_52.pdf

External links

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Active roster

2 Nick Harris | 10 Josh Scobee | 11 Blaine Gabbert | 12 Luke McCown | 17 Chastin West | 18 Brian Robiskie | 21 Derek Cox | 22 Kevin Rutland | 24 Montell Owens | 25 Dwight Lowery | 26 Dawan Landry | 29 William Middleton | 30 Drew Coleman | 32 Maurice Jones-Drew | 33 Greg Jones | 34 T. J. Heath | 35 Deji Karim | 36 Courtney Greene | 38 Ashton Youboty | 42 Chris Prosinski | 44 Brock Bolen | 48 Jeremy Cain | 50 Russell Allen | 51 Paul Posluszny | 52 Daryl Smith | 55 Clint Session | 59 Mike Lockley | 62 John Estes | 63 Brad Meester | 65 Will Rackley | 67 Jason Spitz | 68 Guy Whimper | 69 Leger Douzable | 74 Aaron Kampman | 75 Eugene Monroe | 77 Uche Nwaneri | 78 Cameron Bradfield | 80 Mike Thomas | 81 Kassim Osgood | 83 Jason Hill | 84 Cecil Shorts | 85 Fendi Onobun | 87 Jarett Dillard | 88 Zach Potter | 89 Marcedes Lewis | 90 Matt Roth | 91 George Selvie | 93 Tyson Alualu | 94 Jeremy Mincey | 96 Terrance Knighton | 97 John Chick | 98 Nate Collins | 99 C. J. Mosley
Reserve lists

3 Scotty McGee (IR) | 15 Mike Sims-Walker (IR) | 20 Rod Issac (IR) | 23 Rashad Jennings (IR) | 27 Rashean Mathis (IR) | 43 Terrell Whitehead (IR) | 56 Kyle Bosworth (IR) | 57 Marc Schiechl (IR) | 72 Kevin Haslam (IR) | 73 Eben Britton (IR) | 86 Zach Miller (IR) | 92 Austen Lane(IR) | 95 D'Anthony Smith (IR) | -- Aaron Morgan (IR) | -- Richard Murphy (IR) | -- Martin Rucker (IR)
Practice squad

31 Talmadge Jackson | 40 DuJuan Harris | 41 Matt Estrada | 46 Colin Cloherty | 58 Stephen Franklin | 66 George Bussey | 76 Daniel Baldridge | 95 Corvey Irvin
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Name Smith, Daryl
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth April 14, 1982
Place of birth Albany, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death


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